China Telecom (HKSE:00728) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Sep. 20, 2026)

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HKSE:00728 China Telecom Corp Ltd HKSE:00728
86 GF Score
Price HK$4.44
GF Value HK$5.00
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is China Telecom Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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China Telecom  (HKSE:00728) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


China Telecom Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


China Telecom Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for China Telecom's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

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* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

China Telecom Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

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HKSE:00728 vs VZ, TMUS, T: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, China Telecom's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


China Telecom Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, China Telecom's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Telecom's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


HKSE:00728
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China Telecom Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

China Telecom's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec25 is calculated as:

For example, China Telecom's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec25 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Dec25 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec25)
=6.2/115.8323*115.8323
=6.200

Current CPI (Dec25) = 115.8323.

China Telecom Annual Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201412 5.044 99.000 5.902
201512 5.048 100.600 5.812
201812 5.519 106.500 6.003
201912 4.525 111.200 4.713
202012 5.464 111.500 5.676
202112 5.714 113.108 5.852
202212 6.033 115.116 6.071
202312 6.128 114.781 6.184
202412 6.273 114.893 6.324
202512 6.200 115.832 6.200

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is China Telecom (HKSE:00728) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Telecom stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of HK$4.44 is trading 11.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of HK$5.00. GuruFocus considers China Telecom to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for HKSE:00728:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: HK$5.00 vs. price of HK$4.44 (11.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 86/100 with 6 warning signs

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China Telecom Business Description

Other Exchanges 601728:China
Address 31 Jinrong Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100033
China Telecom is the largest fixed-line operator in China, originally covering 21 southern provinces but now operating nationally. It has 201 million broadband customers, and 439 million wireless subscribers, having overtaken China Unicom to become the second-largest wireless operator in China behind China Mobile. The firm is increasing its cross-selling of products and seeing strong growth from industrial digitization services, such as internet data centers and cloud computing. Its internet data center business is already the largest in China and it is expanding overseas.
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